William wallace horr



Patented Apr. 4, i899.,

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 622,473, dated April 4, 1899. Application filed January 20, 1898. Serial N0- 667,255. (ITO modelJ To all whom it may 0071/007170:

Be it known that I, VILLIAM W'ALLACE IIORR, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Thomas, in the Province of Ontario, Canada, have'invented certain new and useful Improvements in \VellBoring Devices, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying d rawin gs.

It is the object of my invention to obtain a well-boring device with which the work may be expedited by an arrangement which permits of a workman descending with the boring-tool and remaining in the well during the operation, where he may shovel the loosened earth into the lioistiiigbuckets, remove obstructing stones, the., and otherwise facilitate the work.

The invention consists in the peculiar construction of an auger or boring-tool having'a platform above the cutters on which the workman may stand during the operation of the tool; further, in the arrangement of a shield for said platform; further, in the construction of the shank for said auger, which is offset to provide space for the workman, and, further, in the peculiar construction, arrange- Ament, and combination of parts, as more fully hereinafter described and claimed.

In the said drawings, Figure lis a perspective View of my device. Fig. 2 is an elevation of the device in a well. Fig. 3 is a cross-section on line :o Qc, Fig. 2; and Fig. t is acrosssection on line @j y.

A is an auger or boring-tool comprising the worm a and the laterally-extending cutters b. Above these cutters is arranged a platform B, on which the workman stands, and to provide additional room the shank O of the auger is offset, as shown at D.

E is a shield 'secured to the shank, prefer ably just above the offset portion.

G is a derrick having the windlass H. I is a rope or cable wound on said windlass and attached to an arm J, sleeved upon the shank of the augerbeneath a bearing-collar G.

J is an arm below the arm. J, iixedly secured to the shank.

K is a crank-arm for rotating the auger, which has a socket at its inner end slidingly secured on the shank of the anger, the latter being preferably square.

L is a draft connection detachably secured to the outer end of the crank-arm, preferably bya hook M.

N is an arm or head slidingly secured to the shank of the auger above the offset portion thereof.

O is a bucket having on its handle a sheave or pulleyP, hung on a loopin the rope or cable Q, one end of which is attached to the arm N, and the other end, after passing over sheaves or pulleys R and S on the arm J and the draft connection L, respectively, is attached to the crank-arm K.

T is a slack-holder on the arm K, on which the slack of the cable Q is wound.

In practice the operation of the device is as follows: Motion being imparted to the crank K by a horse or other suitable power, the auger will rotate, the worm a entering the ground and drawing down the cutting-blades b, which scoop out the soil, the machine being'lowered by the windlass and rope as the boring progresses. A workman having taken his position on the platform B, the earth loosened by the cutters may be shoveled by him and thrown out of the well. platform has sunk too far for the workman to throw the earth directly out of the well he mayl use the bucket O,norm ally resting on the shelf or bracket B, secured t0 the shank, which bucket when filled is drawn up by unhooking the draft connection from the crank-arm K and driving the horse forward, thus drawing on the cable Q and lifting the bucket. When sufficient depth has been reached for the olfset portion to be wholly in the well, the bucket in being raised will first be drawn up to the arm or head N and then will slide up with said arm at double speed, for t-he reason that the..two lengths .of rope between the sheave and the arm end are taken up and the arm, together with the bucket, is raised directly by the single rope, the arm holding it from striking the side of the Well. This hoisting apparatus not only serves the purpose of removing the dirt,

but the rapid movement of the bucket in andout of the well causes an agitation of the air within the well which keeps a constant supn ply of fresh air for the workman. To facili` As soon as the ing-point, with a carriage XV thereon and av hooked armor cableVV2 depending therefrom and extending down to a point where the bucket may be hooked thereon when raised by the hoist. This serves to carry away the buckets to the dumping place, and while the bucket is being emptied another may be lled in the well.

I'preferably place a curbing U around the upper part of the Well, which is composed of a series of staves S', separately placed in position.

Vis a stead y-rest or roller-bearin g slidingly secured upon the shank and bearing against the curbing to lessen the draft strain on the shank.

The shield E forms a protection for the workman, which prevents the falling upon him of earth or brick in the well, as it will be understood that he is enabled to do the bricking, as' well as the excavating, from his position on the platform. .Thus the work may be quickly performed and with perfect safety tothe workman.

Vhen the well is to be made very deep, the shank C may be made in sections, and additional sections may be joined on when necessary, so that any desired depth may be obtained.

What I claim as myxinvention is- 1. A well-boring apparatus, comprising a cutter, a platform above the cutter on which a workman can stand, an operating-rod for the .cutter,and operativeconnections between the rod and cutter located laterally to one side of said platform whereby an unobstructed space is left for a workman on said platform.

2. A well-boring apparatus 'comprising a bit, an operating-rod above substantially in line with said bit, a platform on which a workman can stand between the operating-rod and the bit, a portion connecting the bit and rod and located out of alinement with the rod and bit whereby an'unobstructed space is left for an operator on said platform.

3. A well-boring auger comprising a bit, an operating-shank therefor having an oset portion, a platform on which a workman can stand secured tothe shank above the bit, and a shield secured to the shank above the platform, for the purpose set forth. l

4. A well-boring apparatus comprising a screw or worm section, a laterally-extending cutter at the upper end thereof, a platform above said cutter on which a workman can stand, an operating-rod, and an offset shank connecting said operating-rod and worm-sec tion.

5. A well-boring apparatus comprising a screw or worm section, a laterally-extending cutter, -a platform above said cutter on which a workman can stand, an operating-rod, an offset shank connecting said operating-rod and worm-section, and a shield secured to said shank above said platform.

6. The combination with a well boring auger, of a hoist comprising an arm or head slidingly secured on the shank of the auger, a hoisting rope or cable extending from above said arm connected at one end to said arm and hanging in a loop whereby the receptacle is lifted to the arm and the-arm and receptacle are then `lifted together therefrom, and a receptacle suspended from said loop, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

7. The combination with a wellboring auger having a shank offset to admit of a workman standing in the well above the cutters, of an arm or head slidingly secured to said shank above the offset portion, a hoisting rope or cable extending from above and secured at one end to said arm or head and hanging therefrom in the form of a loop and a bucket suspended from the depending loop in said rope or cable.

8. The combination with a well-boring auger having an arm or sweep vertically slidingly secured to the shank thereof, of a draft connection for a draft-animal detachably secured to said arm or sweep, a hoisting rope or cable secured to said4 draft connection and adapted therewith to be detachably engaged with the sweep and extending down in the Well and a bucket attached to said rope or cable.

9. The combination with a Well-boring auger having an armverti'cally slidingly secured to the shank thereof, of draft connections detachably secured to said arm, a hoist ing rope or cable extending down into the well, having a bucket at its lower end and detachably secured at its upper end to said crank-arm, a sheave or pulley on said draft connection around which said rope or cable passes and a slack-holder on said arm on which the slack of the rope is wound.

In testimony whereof I afix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

VILLIAM W'ALLACE HORR. Witnesses:

p W. L.WIcKETT,

ANNIE LocKHEAD.

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